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Craftsmen of the south
Grand design: Hawkins Construction
project superintendent Mike Farrelly is
thrilled with the kauri pods and
columns.
Precious hands: George Naea of South
Auckland Fibrous Plasterers in
Papatoetoe is the artist creating the
intricate plasterwork in the restored old
library.
Photos: FIONA GOODALL
By HINERANGI VAIMOSO
IT S COMMON knowledge that the
redeveloped Auckland Art Gallery
will be one of the inner city s most
spectacular structures once com-
pleted.
What many people don t know is
that some of its most significant
features are all down to expert
south Auckland craftsmen.
Hawkins Construction project
superintendent and heritage man-
ager Mike Farrelly says southern
business input is integral to the
$121 million redevelopment.
It s responsible for some of the
most intricate features of the
refurbished building -- from the
complex plastering to the grand
kauri ceilings.
Mr Farrelly is a proud Papakura
man and says the local firms have
nailed the job with precision.
A lot of the more intricate work
has been done by south Auckland
companies. They ve done a magnifi-
cent job and deserve to be ac-
knowledged.
The giant kauri pods of the gal-
lery s roof were created in the
workshops of Papakura Joinery.
Director Glenn Haszard says his
team had never executed a job of
this scale before but he and project
manager Jim Irvine knew they
could bite the bullet .
We knew we could do it and we
knew we d have the skill to step up.
We solve a lot of complicated
problems in our everyday work --
this was just going to be on a
another scale.
The team started working on the
prototype roof in December 2008. It
worked out it needed to build 22 full
pods, six half pods and 23 kauri
columns measuring about 15 metres
high and hired a temporary ware-
house in Hunua Rd -- increasing
staff from 28 to 50.
But even after years of working
on the project, the staff were still
stunned when they saw the finished
product installed, Mr Haszard says.
They were just blown away. No
one realised the scale of this project.
For years we d been looking at
these individual puzzle pieces, he
says.
Seeing it fitted together brought
on such an amazing feeling for all of
us.
Another south Auckland business
to stamp its mark on the gallery is
South Auckland Fibrous Plasterers,
based in Papatoetoe. Mr Farrelly
swears by the work of plasterer
George Naea, a legend in his own
right after 24 years in the busi-
ness.
Mr Naea s patience and attention
to detail has resulted in the repli-
cation of the East Gallery, once the
grand library before it became a
mere storeroom.
He and an assistant replicated
the tricky plasterwork using his-
toric photographs for reference.
Wherever I go, he goes, Mr
Farrelly says. He s the man when
it comes to jobs like these.
He s a real find so we ve been
working together for years.
The duo s impressive list of resto-
ration projects includes buildings
like the Auckland Town Hall, the
Civic Theatre, Britomart train sta-
tion and the Auckland War Mem-
orial Museum.
Tile Union of Papakura, which
specialises in granite and marble
installations, is taking care of the
floors.
The refurbished art gallery is set
to open mid-year in time to attract
tourists heading for the Rugby
World Cup.
Go to www.papakura
courier.co.nz to take a
virtual tour of the new
gallery.